WELCOME TO JA

Why JA?

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) is part of the world’s largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA provides programs for students which focus on three key content areas: entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. The goal is to teach concepts through experiential learning, allowing young people to put their new knowledge and skills into practice.

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Financial Responsibility

Junior Achievement’s K-12th grade financial literacy programs advance youth, economic, and educational development. Each program is taught by a volunteer who uses practical activities to teach students how to be self-sufficient and own their economic success.
Students who participate in JA are more confident in their abilities to manage and control their finances.

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Career Readiness

Junior Achievement’s K-12th grade work readiness programs advance youth, economic, and educational development. Each program is taught by a volunteer who uses practical activities to prepare students for success in the global economy.
Students who participate in JA understand the need to get good grades and develop long-term education goals linked to their career goals.

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Entrepreneurship

Junior Achievement’s K-12th grade entrepreneurship programs advance youth, economic, and educational development. Each program is taught by a volunteer who uses practical activities to teach students how to understand business operations and embrace innovation.
Students who participate in JA embody an entrepreneurial spirit and understand how to leverage resources to start a new a business.

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▲ Thanks to our Volunteers

Eagle County students shadow jobs at Denver Companies

JA Charity Ascent, presented by Transworld Business Advisors

Cynthia Coffman visits JA Finance Park

Comcast helped produce a new JA in a Day kickoff video

JA partnered with YA & Denver Startup Week

Members of JA Engage attend various networking and social events

JA brought the JA Stock Market Challenge back to Fort Collins

JA partnered with Jeffco Public Schools for their Career Expo

Nelnet volunteers at Elkhart Elementary School

JA-Rocky Mountain hosted the JA Western Regional Conference

Students serve as role models for younger students

AT&T kicked off the JA Bowl-A-Thon season

Transamerica is new presenting sponsor of JA Finance Park

Visiting Iraqi students working with JA volunteers

Comcast supports JA STEM Job Shadow

SOC Grand Prix

Proceeds from this competitive dirt track tricycle "race" benefit JA. Join us in Fort Collins for the fun!

JA Engage

Members of JA Engage attend various networking and social events hosted by the group throughout the year.

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True learning comes from doing. JA Finance Park, presented by Transamerica, gives middle and high school students the opportunity to make the same financial decisions adults make each month. By providing students with a dynamic, technologically advanced environment where they take control of their decisions, JA Finance Park helps students build financial skills for life.

The JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Bank of America, is an innovative, interactive, high-tech event where students experience two months of simulated trading condensed into two hours of excitement. The frenetic atmosphere ensures urgent and intense trading to simulate a real trading floor guaranteeing students a Wall Street-style learning experience.

Forget everything you think you know about summer camp. JA Business Week is like nothing you’ve experienced before. It’s a knowledge-building, confidence-boosting, network-growing, college-application standout of a summer experience. Unlike any camp, this program allows you to explore leadership concepts and build confidence alongside Denver’s most dynamic business leaders.

The JA Bowl-A-Thon is not only a fun event, it is also JA’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Thousands of participants from hundreds of companies bowl to help JA provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the JA Bowl-A-Thon will be used to help JA reach 138,000 students during the 2016/17 school year.

Maybe you struggled with debt and you want to help others avoid that situation. Maybe you had a mentor who changed your life and you want to pass along that gift. Or perhaps you fondly remember having JA as a kid. Maybe you always wanted to be a teacher, but ended up in engineering. It could be that you are a current student who is motivated to show up instead of drop out. We want to know why Junior Achievement matters to you.

The Colorado Business Hall of Fame is a black tie event that provides Junior Achievement and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce with the opportunity to recognize our state’s most respected leaders for their commitment to and investment in the community. Colorado Business Hall of Fame laureates are part of a league of outstanding individuals who have made legendary contributions to the free enterprise system.

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